1 Oct, 2017 @ 11:31
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IN PHOTOS: Blood spilled as Catalunya referendum kicks off

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PHOTOS circulating on social media are allegedly showing the bloody outcome of Catalunya’s independence referendum.

The photos show bloodied locals being walked away by police while one photo shows and elderly woman being carried by her arms and legs by several Spanish cops.

Police have used rubber bullets to shoot at voters, while locals have been seen throwing barricades at the authorities.

It comes after Madrid labelled today’s vote as illegal and unconstitutional.

Last night the national government said they were confident they had closed most polling stations.

However hundreds of thousands of Catalonians have come out to vote since polls ‘opened’ early this morning.

More to follow…

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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